Import photos from Mail, Safari and other apps into Photos on Mac
You can import photos and media from emails, from texts sent using Messages, and from web pages in Safari.
Import photos from Mail
In the Mail app
on your Mac, open the email message that contains the photos you want to import.Do one of the following:
Note: If you participate in an iCloud Shared Photo Library, click the Library pop-up menu in the toolbar and choose the library to import into.
Drag the photo from the email to the Photos window.
Control-click the photo and choose Share > Add to Photos.
Import photos from another email app
In the email app on your Mac, open the email message.
For each photo you want to import, Control-click the photo and choose a save option.
Note: If you participate in an iCloud Shared Photo Library, click the Library pop-up menu in the toolbar and choose the library to import into.
Open Photos, then choose File > Import.
Select the photos you want to import, then click Import (if you selected one photo) or Review for Import (if you selected multiple photos).
If you selected multiple photos or videos, select the ones you want to import and click Import [number] Selected or Import All New Photos.
Import photos from a webmail account
If you use a web-based email account, such as iCloud Mail, Gmail or Yahoo Mail, you can import photos and video from your email messages.
Open the email message.
Do one of the following:
Note: If you participate in an iCloud Shared Photo Library, click the Library pop-up menu in the toolbar and choose the library to import into.
If you’re using Safari: Control-click the photo in the email, then choose Add Image to Photos.
If you’re using another internet browser: Control-click the photo in the email, then choose a save option.
After you save the photo to your Mac, you can import it into Photos.
Import photos from Messages
When others send you photos with Messages, you can see them directly in your photo library in the Shared with You view. See View photos shared with you.
If you don’t use Shared with You in Messages, you can still manually import photos in a text message into Photos.
Open the Messages app
on your Mac, then open the message that has the photo you want to import.Do one of the following:
Note: If you participate in an iCloud Shared Photo Library, click the Library pop-up menu in the toolbar and choose the library to import into.
Click the Save Photo button
beside the photo in Messages.Drag the photo from Messages onto the Photos icon in the Dock.
Drag the photo from the Messages window to the desktop, then drag the photo into the Photos window.
Import photos from a web page in Safari
You can download a photo from a web page you’re viewing in Safari. Be sure to observe copyright law and permissions agreements when downloading images from the web.
Open the Safari app
on your Mac, then open the web page that has the photo you want to import.Do one of the following:
Note: If you participate in an iCloud Shared Photo Library, click the Library pop-up menu in the toolbar and choose the library to import into.
Drag the photo from the web page into the Photos window.
Drag the photo from Safari onto the Photos icon in the Dock.
Control-click the photo, then choose Add Image to Photos.